Thomas white



(No Model'.)

T. WHITE.

DRESS SHIELD.

No. 371,236. Patented Oct. 11, 1887.

lmitmeo'wo UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE THOMAS 'WHITE, OF NE\V.YORK, N. Y. ASSIGNOR TO THE OANFIELD RUBBER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

DRESS-SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,236, dated Qctober l1 1887.

Application filed May 1, 1885. Serial No. 164,032. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS WHITE, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at New York, in the county of New York and 5 State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DressShields, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in to dress shields; and it consists in certain novel features of construction whereby various llIlportant ad vantages are gained, as hereinafter described. 4

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a View in side elevation of a shield containing my invention, and Fig. 2 is a view in crosssection thereof.

Ihe shield is composed of three pieces of fabric, A B O, the whole being of adoublecrescent form and folded on the line of the concave edge e of the crescent. The piece or layer A of fabric is continuous as to the area of the shield, and constitutes the outer or exposed portion of the article, while the other orinner layer is composed of two substantially crescent-shaped sections, B G, each being of uniform size, and the area of both being covered by the outer continuous layer, A, the three parts A B G composing the shield being united 0 by applying thereto a coating of adhesive substance-suchasindia-rubber insuchainanner as to meet substantially on the line of the division of the double crescent, which is theline of the fold e, the meeting edges of the two sub stantially crescent-shaped sections B 0 being preferably overlapped, as shown in Fig. 2.

In carrying out my invention, I stretch the outer layer, A, over a form of the required shape, andthen, having cut the inner pieces,

0 B G, to the proper outline, .unite the same to the outerlayer, A,in the'manner above statednamely, while it is upon the form. I then remove the shield thus obtained from the form, turn the edges, and reverse it, when the shield is ready for use or further manipulation.

The fabric used in the manufacture of the shield may be stockinet, and the adhesive substance employed between the inner and outer layer for uniting them may beindia-rubber, in which case the shield should be cured or vulcanized after it has been taken from the form. Other fabrics and adhesive waterproof sub stances may, however, be used without de' parting from the spirit of my invention. It will be noticed that by employing two inner sections, B O, the shield is re-enforced to a material extent, and especially on the line of the fold 0, due to the meeting of the pieces named on such line, and hence the shield is not liable to lose its shape.

Again, by making the inner layer of the shield of two pieces, scraps of material which would otherwise be useless can be utilized in making the shields.

It is evident that slight changes in the construction of the shield might be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to the exact construction shown and described, nor any particular manner of manufacturing the parts during the process of manufacture, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A dress-shield consisting, essentially, of an inner layer composed of two substantially 8 crescent-shaped pieces of cloth firmly united together and having one side thereof coated wit-h a water-proof composition, and an outer layer formed of a single piece and secured to the inner layer, substantially as set forth.

2. A dressshield composed ofan outer layer,

A, of double-crescent shape and two substantially crescent shaped sections, B O, composing the inner layer, united to the outer layer by an adhesive substance throughout the area 3 thereof, the said sections B G meeting substantially in the line of the division of said double crescent, as shown and described.

3. A dressshield consisting, essentially, of an inner layer composed of two substantially crescent-shaped pieces of cloth firmly secured together and having one side thereof coated with a water-proof composition, and an outer layer formed of a single piece and secured at its edge to the edge of the inner section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS WHITE.

WVit nesses: I Farmers CLARE BOWEN. J as. S. EWBANK. 

